MP9 | Hydra (Minimal Wear)

This is the MP9 | Hydra in Minimal Wear (MW). A copy in this wear always falls between 0.07 and 0.15. Its rank is Classified, and it comes from the CS20 set.

What the MP9 | Hydra looks like in Minimal Wear

This MP9 has one main color: a bright lime, almost acid. Black branching lines cross it along the top of the body and resemble tentacles. HYDRA is lettered on the side, the magazine with its scaly grip is half green, and the stock is black.

Wear is slight in Minimal Wear, since the float never goes above 0.15, and it is fixed at the drop. The trigger guard and the stripes on the grip repeat the lime, and the magazine is nearly translucent and also light green.

Where the MP9 | Hydra came from

The CS20 Case is the source of this MP9, and the collection around it marks the twentieth anniversary of the series. The skin was released in October 2019.

By Valve's description, the paint job nods to Operation Hydra, the eighth CS:GO operation. The item text says the MP9 is made in Switzerland, with an ergonomic polymer body, and is bought by private security firms. In the game it is a Counter-Terrorist weapon, and the finish's caption reads "Worth the Wait."

What to check before buying

When buying an MP9 | Hydra, check the following:

• the float, between 0.07 and 0.15;


• any stickers or name tag the last owner put on this MP9 | Hydra.

The pattern is not randomized, and all copies look the same. The 0.07 to 0.15 band is short, so float leaves little to choose between.

What the MP9 | Hydra costs in Minimal Wear

Factory New is more than three times pricier. Field-Tested is cheaper by more than two times, and Battle-Scarred and Well-Worn by roughly two and a half and three times.

Of the five Classified MP9 skins with a price in this wear, only Food Chain is cheaper. Airlock costs the same, Latte Rush twice as much, and Wild Lily hundreds of times more.

Getting the MP9 | Hydra

The trade-up route works like this: ten Restricted skins go in from anywhere, and the result comes from the collection of one of the inputs. Beyond that, the skin also drops from the CS20 Case.

StatTrak and Souvenir

There is a StatTrak version of the MP9 | Hydra. No souvenir packages exist for the finish.

Stickers and craft on the MP9 | Hydra

The black veins and the dark stock take stickers in light tones, while black and white ones read on the lime body. Green stickers get lost on it.

Who this wear suits

Minimal Wear makes sense for the MP9 | Hydra when:

• you want an MP9 with an unbroken green field but without the Factory New price;


• a tight 0.07 to 0.15 range is fine with you;


• the artwork matters more than the float.

In CS2, this wear defines only how the skin looks.